Story of a Life, Volume 1Harvill P., 1965 |
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Page 8
... light and my horses are weak . They're only gypsy horses , they'll never pull us across . We'll all drown , the carriage , the horses , the young man and the old driver . As to going , of course we can go . Why not ? As you yourself ...
... light and my horses are weak . They're only gypsy horses , they'll never pull us across . We'll all drown , the carriage , the horses , the young man and the old driver . As to going , of course we can go . Why not ? As you yourself ...
Page 25
... light a cigarette . The smoke drifted across the lake and became entangled in the branches on the bank . I filled the pail I had brought with water from the lake , threw in a few handfuls of grass and sat waiting . The scarlet floats ...
... light a cigarette . The smoke drifted across the lake and became entangled in the branches on the bank . I filled the pail I had brought with water from the lake , threw in a few handfuls of grass and sat waiting . The scarlet floats ...
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... light ; it was yellow with islands of flowers , shining with puddles like windows , and rustling with grey sedge . Never had I seen such limitless marshes . At a distance from the road , among the luxuriant green of patches of quagmire ...
... light ; it was yellow with islands of flowers , shining with puddles like windows , and rustling with grey sedge . Never had I seen such limitless marshes . At a distance from the road , among the luxuriant green of patches of quagmire ...
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